Swinging lounge



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SWINGING LOUNGE. No. 585,206. Patented June 29,1897.

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SWINGING LOUNGE;

Patented June 29,1897.

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ADOLPII HOFFMAN, OF COLUMBUS, OIIIO.

SWINGING LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,206, dated June 29,1897.

Application filed February 17, 1897. Serial No 623,802. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH HOFFMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Colum= bus, in the county of Franklin and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSwingingLounges and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of my invention is to provide a swinging lounge which shallbe of simple, durable, and economical construction and at the same timeof pleasing appearance and which shall also afford delightful comfortand ease to the user.

My invention consists of the improved construction hereinafter set forthand claimed, whereby the frame sustaining the lounge is stably supportedupon the floor and the lounge elastically supported and capable ofswinging laterally or longitudinally in the frame.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an embodimentof my present improvements; Fig. 2, a top plan View; Fig. 3, an endview, parts broken out to illustrate details of construction; Fig. 4, adetail of the shackle connection. 1

The reference-numeral 1 upon the different views designates thesupporting-frame, having roller-footed leg-frames l, which are all ofsubstantially the construction illustrated in my patent dated January26, 1897, No. 57 5,838. As in my former patent referred to, the base orsupporting-frame is furnished with curved spring-arms 2. In theextremities of these I place the compound shackles 3, which are fastenedbymeans of a bolt and nut. These shackles are capable of easyoscillation in the direction of the length of the frame. At the underside of the shackle and preferably cast integral therewith is an eye 4,having its opening standing at right angles to the axis of motion of theshackle, and to this eye is attached a semicircular bail 5 by means of adouble eye 6 and a bolt and nut. The lower extremities of the bail areprovided with double' eyes 7, which are fastened hingedly by means ofbolts and nuts to cars 8, near the four corners of the couch or lounge9. This lounge is constructed to receive a removable mattress or it maybe suitably upholstered, as desired.

The lounge is swung laterally by the occu pant with the aid of a cord10, attached to base or supporting-frame l and passed over a pulley 11in the side of the couch-frame, as shown, or it may be swunglongitudinally by means of a cord 12, attached to a hook 12 on theshackle 3.

A couch thus constructed swings with great ease and affords all theagreeable sensations of a hammock without its well-known discomforts andawkwardnesses in use. It may be readily moved about to secure shade orsunshine, breeze, or freedom therefrom. It is ornamental and willconstitute an attractive article of furniture in the household.

By making the connections of the bails at the four corners of the couchreadily detachable the couch may be used as a stretcher for conveying aninvalid or injured person from one place to another.

That I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A hammock comprising a su pportingframe 1 having spring-arms 2 2provided with eyes at their upper ends, the axes of the eyes beingtransverse to the longitudinal direction of the couch, shackles 3 3having double eyes, bolts connecting said double eyes with those on'arms 2 2, eyes 4 4 on the shackles having their axes parallel with thelongitudinal direction of the couch, bails 5 5 having double eyes 6 6,bolts connecting eyes 6 6 and 4 4, double eyes 7 7 at the lower ends ofthe bails, eyes 8 8 on the couch, and bolts connecting eyes 7 7 and S 8,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a hammock, the combination of a couch, a supporting-frame havingeyes whose axes are transverse to the longitudinal direction of thecouch, shackles 3 having double eyes, bolts connecting said double eyesand those on the frame, eyes 4 on the shackles having their axesparallel with the longitudinal direction of the couch, bails 5 hinged tothe couch and having double eyes 6, and bolts connecting eyes 4 and 6,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPH HOFFMAN.

W'itnesses:

' GEORGE M. FINoKEL, G. W. ALFRED.

